FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Fairfield Fire Department
is reminding motorists of the Move Over Law after two people became
trapped during a multi-vehicle accident in Fairfield on Friday night.

Officers say at around 10:14 p.m., they received a report of a motor
vehicle accident with injuries involving a commercial truck and several
vehicles on I-95 South between exit 19 and 18. Police received
additional information during response that alerted them to at least one
person being trapped under a vehicle.

When firefighters arrived to the scene, they said there was a multi-vehicle accident with one person trapped under a AAA tow truck and another person required extrication from a commercial truck. Fire crews from Fairfield and Westport immediately secured the scene and began trying to remove the two trapped people from in and under the vehicles.

According to officials, the condition of the two trapped individuals is unknown at this time.

Police say that initial reports say the tow truck may have been
helping a motorist on the side of the highway at the time of the
accident.

Four Fairfield fire units and three Westport fire units responded to
the accident. The last fire unit cleared the scene at approximately 2:00
a.m. on Saturday.

The Fairfield Fire Department wants to remind motorists of the “Move Over Law.”
It states “any operator of a motor vehicle on a highway when
approaching one or more stationary emergency vehicles located on the
shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such highway shall (1) immediately
reduce speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit, and (2)
if traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder, lane or breakdown
lane containing such emergency vehicle, move such motor vehicle over one
lane, unless such movement would be unreasonable or unsafe.”

Until they stop having everyone use there flashing lights all the time. This is going to happen all the time. In Illinois there so many people running around with flashing lights on it is unbelievable. The Petro service trucks by us never shut there lights off ever and no one says anything to them! Snow trucks of all kinds, not plowing snow, run around all the time with them on. It's time to say not over width, blocking road, on shoulder doing something, shut your lights off. The towing industry get a bad rapt all the time, it seems we are always loosing cars and trucks. I have been driving tow trucks for fifty-five years, I can remember last time I saw someone lose a car or truck. It had to be way back when everyone used a sling! Ted